Your Art Begins Inside Of You

 

The above artwork is by Michael G. Magin.

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Your Art Begins Inside Of You

  ~ by OneMoreOption

Your art begins inside of you and tries to work its way outward.

It’s revealed in your decisions, expressions, and actions.

It’s revealed by your body, your clothes, and the things you surround yourself with.  You express it through your hygeine, clothing, and accoutrement.

You express it in the consistency and clarity that your external world reflects your internal world.

You reveal your artistry in how you respond to others. 

You reveal your art in the causes you promote and the activities you regularly participate in.

Your work creates your artworks.

Your demeanor defines the undefined spaces in between.

There is an old, mean-spirited saying that goes:  “If you think you are important, stick your finger in a bucket of water, then remove it and see what kind of impression you leave.”

Yes, it’s probably true that none of us, or our specific actions, will be remembered.

But if we do not act in our generation, it is likely the next generation will have less because of our inaction.

Each generation, knowing it will fade from memory and likely disappear, must still add new flames to the torches and pass them on.

We are not dust in the wind.  We take forms.  We transfer all the good we have to the next generation.  We decide.  We have intents.  Our actions matter.

You don’t have to create traditional artworks to be an artist.  To be an artist, you have to make a concerted effort to bring the art of your inner world into view and fruition in the visible world.

And even if those artworks are small and transitory, you will be an artist if you perform the role you define on a stage for your significant others, community, and world.

If we are temporary, like leaves on a tree, then in our passing, let’s become our most colorful and burn brightest in our last few remaining days - leaving beautiful visual memories in those who will remain after we are gone.

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